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sambista
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 Posted: 02/27/05 9:40 am ::: oscar walkup |
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. . . and i will be so glad when they stop talking about these films to death! that said, three pieces of trivia gleaned from a news show yesterday:
alfred hitchcock never won an oscar.
the song "somewhere over the rainbow" was almost cut from "the wizard of oz" because the film was running over.
"the color purple," nominated for 11 oscars, got nothing.
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MT_Swoopes
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| Posted: 02/27/05 2:48 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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| sebibb wrote: |
| "the color purple," nominated for 11 oscars, got nothing. |
I remember the controversy it caused.
I wouldn't mind watching Chris' opening, and seeing Morgan Freeman FINALLY receiving his Oscar. However, I just have a hard time with that show in general.
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 2:52 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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I'm moving in about four weeks.
I plan on leaving my television in L.A.
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sambista
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| Posted: 02/27/05 6:34 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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| Slovydal wrote: |
| I plan on leaving my television in L.A. |
i've heard about people like you! dunno how you('d) do it, slovy. i'm definitely a child of the tv generation. gotta have it. when i'm camping, on retreat, in brasil, i don't think about it. but to be at home and not have the tv on in the background - always on, rarely watching - that's a totally foreign concept to me.
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 6:56 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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LOL!
I had been following "24" but it turned out that it didn't actually have anything to do with Tamika Catchings.
I think my habit is the internet. I keep my computer on the message board while I'm home and check it about every 40 minutes to see who's saying what.
I don't need the TV on top of that.
It's been a week since I turned it on.
I found myself blowing two hours every night after work watching reruns of Seinfeld, Simpson's, King of the Hill, Malcom...(granted, that's good TV compared to everything else.)
Then I'd watch the [bad] news before bed every night.
I used to go to a gym after work - or run a few miles.
I'm moving into a smaller apartment. I don't have the space for a 32" TV and I don't need the distraction.
As for movies, I heard last night "Diary Of A Mad Black Woman" is really good. I haven't been to a movie in years but I think I'll check this one out.
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sambista
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| Posted: 02/27/05 6:59 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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| Slovydal wrote: |
LOL!
I had been following "24" but it turned out that it didn't actually have anything to do with Tamika Catchings. |
hahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 7:02 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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In all honesty, the show's first couple episodes were pretty good. It became so predictable I couldn't take it any more.
I know what you mean about having it on in the background. I would turn it on and then go upstairs to my computer - "listening" to the news - lol!
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Richard 77
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| Posted: 02/27/05 7:13 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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| I just put in my DVD copy of 2010. Fox had Independence Day and I don't want to watch the Oscars. I watched Popeye with Robin Williams earlier. Yesterday I finished watching my DVD collection of Night Court, The First Season. Not the best quality in transfer, but still one of the funniest sitcoms made in that era.
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 7:16 pm ::: Re: oscar walkup |
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| When I decided to ditch the TV, I thought that I could get my favorite sitcoms on DVD and watch them on my computer. I know Seinfeld and the Simpsons are available. I think I Love Lucy is too
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sambista
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| Posted: 02/27/05 7:48 pm ::: |
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| the impending oscars did put me in a movie mood, and hbo and a coupla pbs stations obliged commercial-free with some good ones: "the cooler," "the usual suspects" and "in the heat of the night." as for tv on dvd, i never thought a tv series could be as good as "west wing" running seamlessly without commercial breaks.
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| Posted: 02/27/05 8:03 pm ::: |
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| sebibb wrote: |
| the impending oscars did put me in a movie mood, and hbo and a coupla pbs stations obliged commercial-free with some good ones: "the cooler," "the usual suspects" and "in the heat of the night." as for tv on dvd, i never thought a tv series could be as good as "west wing" running seamlessly without commercial breaks. |
WGN and some other stations up here were running In the Heat of the Night all February. It is a great movie, even for its age.
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sambista
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| Posted: 02/27/05 8:05 pm ::: |
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| so many great lines in that flick. and rod steiger was always one of my faves.
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 8:40 pm ::: |
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| The Usual Suspects - now THAT was a great film!
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dtsnms
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:18 pm ::: |
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HOOSIERS!!!!!
ESPN Classic, right now. The best sports movie ever!
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:19 pm ::: |
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| That would be worth turning the TV on for - IF I had cable - lol!
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:37 pm ::: |
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I know who wins - I saw the movie before.
LOL!
*secretly hopes Dani has a TV in her room*
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dtsnms
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:41 pm ::: |
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| Slovydal wrote: |
I know who wins - I saw the movie before.
LOL!
*secretly hopes Dani has a TV in her room* |
Nope, she's been begging for one, too! She's seen it before, and I've told her that I'm definitely buying it when it comes out on DVD this week.
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:43 pm ::: |
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I gotta have it too. Like I said, I can still watch movies on my computer.
Kids shouldn't have TV's in their rooms, really.
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dtsnms
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:44 pm ::: |
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| We have enough elsewhere, let her go watch in another room if she doesn't want to watch what we do; actually, I think I have that backwards!!
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Richard 77
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:44 pm ::: |
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| Slovydal wrote: |
I gotta have it too. Like I said, I can still watch movies on my computer.
Kids shouldn't have TV's in their rooms, really. |
I'm watching Star Trek Generations now...
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dtsnms
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:46 pm ::: |
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| Slovydal wrote: |
I gotta have it too. Like I said, I can still watch movies on my computer.
Kids shouldn't have TV's in their rooms, really. |
I'm watching Star Trek Generations now... |
While it lasts right? I heard it was cancelled....
Holly goes to the line shooting two...
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Slovydal
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| Posted: 02/27/05 9:53 pm ::: |
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Whooo Hooo!
You know they have the jersey from the movie at Conseco Fieldhouse...
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